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By Arnie Leshin  Santa Rosa reigned supreme at the annual DIstrict 6-2A track and field championships, but it was a stellar girls performance turned in by Pecos senior Savanah Ortiz. Ortiz was a three-win standout as she sped first in the 100 and 200 meters and added the long jump. Said assistant Panthers …

By SFNF Cerro Pelado Fire: The Cerro Pelado Fire, 7 miles east of Jemez Springs, New Mexico, started on Friday, April 22, during an epic wind event. The cause of the fire is under investigation. It is burning in ponderosa pine and mixed conifer trees and brush. The east part …

By Arnie Leshin  The state baseball tournament has posted its seedings and rankings and the first pitch will be Thursday, but if you are searching for the state softball tournament, hang on, it will be announced Sunday by the New Mexico Activities Association. And softball will be kind of a …

By Arnie Leshin  Isn’t it nice that the New Mexico Activities Association didn’t look to change the original seedings and brackets pieced together for the 3A baseball state tournament. Just one quick glance shows top-seeded St. Michael’s initial test after a first round bye would be against familiar opponents Santa …

By SFNF Based on recent wildfire activity and persistent severe fire weather conditions, the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) went into forest-wide Stage 2 fire restrictions on April 22 to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires. The SFNF amended the fire restriction closure order today to correct a typo in …

By SFNF A public meeting about the Cerro Pelado fire will be held today from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Cochiti Lake Fire Department, 6515 Hoochaneetsa Blvd., Cochiti Lake, NM. Members of the Southern Area Red Team and agency representatives will discuss and answer questions about current progress …

By Arnie Leshin  Sorry Capital softball, and it was a nice recent run, but all it took was 5 and 5 to cool you off after you visited District 2-5A rival Albuquerque Manzano for a doubleheader Saturday. With hope of finishing no worse than second in district via a sweep, …

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and …

By Arnie Leshin  June 28, 2001, there were several players involved as the New Jersey Nets and Phoenix Suns made a deal. Some were quality players, some were just tossed in to complete this six-player National Basketball Association trade. But the fans in the Garden State were upset. Phoenix was …

By Arnie Leshin  University of Oklahoma softball opponents, better you know this sooner, and of course you know the defending national champions never rebuild, they simply reload.   Well, to update their record, they are now 43-1 after hitting the road and blanking Big 12 Conference rival Kansas, 7-0, in …